Death Race 2000

Death Race 2000

In the year 2000, hit and run driving is no longer a felony. It's the national sport!

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Release Date

4/30/1975

Runtime

80 mins

Overview

In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$300,000

Revenue

$8,000,000

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A gleefully transgressive satire that treats vehicular carnage as spectacle, mixing action-movie thrills with deliberately outrageous comedy to skewer both authoritarian spectacle and America's appetite for violent entertainment.

Mood

AbsurdExhilaratingPlayful

Themes

PowerCorruptionObsessionFreedom

Tone

Satirical

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genrePractical effects

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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